Estadio Municipal de El Alto
Appearance
Estadio Municipal de Villa Ingenio | |
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Location | El Alto, Bolivia |
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Coordinates | 16°28′21″S 68°12′06″W / 16.47250°S 68.20167°W |
Owner | El Alto Government |
Capacity | 22,000 |
Surface | Artificial grass |
Construction | |
Built | 1 December 2013 – July 2017[1] |
Opened | 16 July 2017[2] |
Construction cost | US$ 8 million 55.8 million bolivianos |
Tenants | |
Always Ready Deportivo FATIC |
Estadio Municipal de El Alto, sometimes known as Estadio Municipal de Villa Ingenio, is a multi-use stadium in El Alto, Bolivia. It is currently used mostly for football matches, on club level by local sides Always Ready and Deportivo FATIC. The stadium has a capacity of 22,000 spectators.
History
The construction of the stadium began in December 2013, and was initially expected to be completed in December 2016.[1] The stadium was inaugurated on 16 July 2017,[3] with a match between Bolívar and The Strongest.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Construcción del estadio de El Alto lleva 6 meses de retraso" [Construction of the El Alto stadium is 6 months late] (in Spanish). Página Siete. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ a b "El Gobierno inaugura moderno estadio en El Alto con un clásico" [The Government inaugurates a modern stadium in El Alto with a derby] (in Spanish). Página Siete. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "El Alto inaugura moderno estadio" [El Alto inaugurates modern stadium] (in Spanish). La Razón. 17 July 2017. Archived from the original on 13 January 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2022.